Karnataka college admissions, in numbers
Counted from 52,807 closing ranks transcribed by hand from official notifications — not gathered from other portals.
In short
Campus Karnataka holds 52,807 verified closing ranks for Karnataka admissions, covering 975 colleges and 155 branches across 2024–2026, transcribed from Karnataka Examinations Authority and COMEDK allotment notifications. The wider register carries 5,462 institutions across Karnataka’s 31 districts. In KCET 2026, General Merit closing ranks ran from 144 to 2,82,565.
How many closing ranks does this site actually hold?
| Exam | Closing ranks held | Years covered |
|---|---|---|
| KCET | 46,388 | 2024–2026 |
| Karnataka PGCET | 4,086 | 2025 |
| Karnataka DCET | 1,771 | 2026 |
| COMEDK UGET | 562 | 2025 |
How many colleges are there in Karnataka, and of what kind?
| College type | Institutions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Private | 4,587 | 84.0% |
| Government | 827 | 15.1% |
| Autonomous | 33 | 0.6% |
| Deemed University | 15 | 0.3% |
Source: All India Survey on Higher Education register, as imported. Counted across Karnataka’s 31 districts.
What do Karnataka college fees actually range between?
Across the 188 course entries on this site that carry a named fee source, published annual fees run from ₹28,600 to ₹12,90,000. Every one of those figures names the document it came from. Fees without a source are left blank rather than estimated, which is why this count is smaller than the number of courses listed.
What these numbers do not include
- No applicant or registration counts. The Karnataka Examinations Authority publishes allotment results, not application volumes. Any figure of that kind attributed to this site would be invented.
- No seat-matrix totals. Seat counts change between rounds as candidates surrender and colleges surrender or gain approval; a single total would be wrong for most of the season.
- No placement averages. Only the few institutions that published figures officially carry them; the rest are blank rather than filled with a plausible number.
- 4,487 of the 5,462 registered institutions have no closing rank here at all — they are not named in the notifications this site transcribes.
Using these figures
Quote any number here with attribution to Campus Karnataka and a link to this page. Carry the year and, for a rank, the exam and reservation category — a closing rank without them is not a fact. How every figure is verified · Last updated 6 Sept 2026.